[GNC] Question: how to see end of line in invoice editing screen

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That is why I and another person suggested grabbing the right border of that column and dragging it way over to the left. It will snap back to the window width. 

⁣David T.​

On Sep 1, 2025, 9:08 AM, at 9:08 AM, Bill Wohler via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>Unless you have a very long Description, which I must have had in the
>first register I tried since the Description then filled the entire
>window. It worked in another register, so that technique is easier in
>(hopefully) most cases. Thanks!
>
>R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I would only add to these answers that after getting the other
>columns correct by double-clicking, you can then
>> double-click on the Description column, and it will resize so that
>all of the column are visible.
>> 
>> On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM Bill Wohler via gnucash-user
><gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>> 
>>  I think the Description column is designed to grow or shrink as you
>>  change the size of the window. My technique when viewing a new
>register
>>  is this:
>> 
>>  1. If any of the columns are too narrow and truncating values, I
>>  double-click on the column's title. This auto-sizes the column to
>fit.
>> 
>>  2. Grab the vertical bar on the right side of the Description (the
>mouse
>>  icon turns into a double-ended arrow) and drag left until all
>columns
>>  are visible. When you let go, the column will grow to eliminate any
>>  blank space to the right of the rightmost column.
>> 
>>  Mark at Lorimark <mark at lorimarksolutions.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  > 1: At the very bottom of the 'table' there should be a scroll bar
>>  > (left right) that should allow you to view the right-most columns.
>>  > 
>>  > 2: You should be able to narrow-down any one of the other columns,
>to
>>  > cause the right-most columns to move in.
>>  > 
>>  > Is any of that working?
>>  > 
>>  > ~mark petryk
>>  > ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com
>>  > ~q:i don't know where it's going to go,
>>  >     ...and i don't know what to wear when it gets there.
>>  > 
>>  > On 8/31/25 10:44, Adam Mackler via gnucash-user wrote:
>>  > > Hi, I have a super-basic question.  I'm entering an invoice in
>GNUCash, and I cannot see the right end of
>>  the table row.  No matter how wide I make the window the
>"Description" column just keeps getting wider,
>>  and the "Tax" column remains truncated.  I've tried dragging the
>column separator at the right edge of the
>>  "Description" column but it won't get any narrower, even though the
>text is a fraction of its width.  I would
>>  like to confirm the tax amount is correct before posting.  What's
>the trick?
>>  > > Thanks in advance!
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